Riddle of the Sphinx

Member : tinker

Image description
Oedipus considers the riddle of the sphinx. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at midday and three legs in the evening? Seated by the walls of Thebes, Oedipus ponders the riddle. A wrong answer mean be the end of his young life, the right answer will make him king.

Description of how this image was created
Composition is based on the ancient Greek original, reproduced on a plate at the foot of the sphinx's column. I used Rune Johansen's fur texture on the sphinx. Oedipus and the Sphinx are modelled with Jpatch. Everything else is CSG. The tree and shrub models are a simple macro I developed for quick-rendered trees in the distance, which would be better if kept out of shot. I just wanted some soft shadows to emphasise the light/dark variation.

General statistics
No of ratings	:	9
Min. overall rating	:	30 (10 / 10 / 10)
Max. overall rating	:	46 (14 / 17 / 15)
Sum of rating	:	345 / 540
Date uploaded	:	2011-11-08 13:31:13

Specific details Note: The maximum value below is misleading as the voting system has changed. If the member votes for all the entries and has created one him/herself, there is an automatic 20/20/20 score added to the value (This encourages all members who enter to vote).
Rating type	:	Min : Max : Sum : Out of
Artistic	:	10 : 15 : 114 : 180
Concept	:	10 : 17 : 118 : 180
Technical	:	10 : 15 : 113 : 180
Overall	:	30 : 46 : 345 : 540

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